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John Locke's ideas of the social
contract helped Thomas Jefferson
draft what document?

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Answer: In composing the declaration, Jefferson followed the format of the English Declaration of Rights, written after the Glorious Revolution of 1689. Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke.

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